Seeing how much time I spend behind sandbags I felt like doing maps for 'em. I also did the dragon's teeth and 50 gallon drum. I tried to do the hedgehogs as well, but I couldn't even tell I'd done it after i had. Just not much texture to those things.

sandbags:


Dragon's Teeth:


50 Gallon Drum:


DOWNLOAD (http://files.filefront.com/props_fortifications_normalrar/;4227613;;/fileinfo.html)
Just stick the props_fortifications folder in your materials/models folder.

very nice, Id use if they wouldn't kill my already low fps lol

Normal maps hurt your fps? Hmm, I hadn't noticed any slowdown at all and I have nearly every surface covered with em. Mind if I ask what your specs are?

woa woa woa there jake!! you have more surfaces with normal maps? can you post those? love your work ^_^

and I you want any HQ screenies...I'm there =)

Originally posted by deceiver
woa woa woa there jake!! you have more surfaces with normal maps? can you post those? love your work ^_^

and I you want any HQ screenies...I'm there =)

When I start getting them done I'm going to release a whole pack with all the walls, floors, rubble, etc. Just gonna take me a little while, there's A LOT of them. :)

oh ok! Beause I assumed you already had them done since you said you have every surface covered

Originally posted by deceiver
oh ok! Beause I assumed you already had them done since you said you have every surface covered

I was exagerating :)

I do have a bunch of them done, but like I said, there's a whole butt load of em.

Originally posted by BigRedJake
Normal maps hurt your fps? Hmm, I hadn't noticed any slowdown at all and I have nearly every surface covered with em. Mind if I ask what your specs are?

GF4 MX440 64mb
512 DDR Ram
P4 1.6 Ghz

Originally posted by Stuka
GF4 MX440 64mb
512 DDR Ram
P4 1.6 Ghz

Hmm, bout what I got, I'm suprised you're getting an FPS hit.

HQ screenies as promised!

Dragontooths:


Sandbags:


Fuel barrels:

Appreciate what you are doing. Even the little things can make a big difference when you sit back and look at them.

Edit: I dont suppose its possible, but can you normal map the cobblestones on the floors too? Im guessing its built into the map, but would be neat to see the stones with normal maps.

Originally posted by [eF]Rommel
Appreciate what you are doing. Even the little things can make a big difference when you sit back and look at them.

Edit: I dont suppose its possible, but can you normal map the cobblestones on the floors too? Im guessing its built into the map, but would be neat to see the stones with normal maps.

I'm pretty sure that would require either a map edit, or a server res file (or the source equivalent if it changed)

Originally posted by [eF]Rommel
Appreciate what you are doing. Even the little things can make a big difference when you sit back and look at them.

Edit: I dont suppose its possible, but can you normal map the cobblestones on the floors too? Im guessing its built into the map, but would be neat to see the stones with normal maps.

I've been trying to normal map the floors and walls but I've run into a snag. They either don't seem to work or have some serious lighitng glitches. I seem to only be able to do mapmodels and player models, etc.

so you can basically only normal props and players now =\

anyway to normal map weapons ^_^?

and OMG! the photo realistic sandbags in my anzio of sandbags pic... is just jaw dropping! all thanks to you ^_^

Originally posted by deceiver
so you can basically only normal props and players now =\

anyway to normal map weapons ^_^?

Sure can, already done a few acctualy. Makes the BAR seem not so toy-like.

So since I can't do the ground, walls, etc., I'm just gonna do all the props and weapons, and just about everything else I can and release that pack.

Sweet! Really can't wait for it now...DoDS is gonna look THAT much better thanks to you =)

for some reason normal maps won't work for me, with v_ models it turns whatever's normal mapped invisible, and player normals make my game crash. :(

Originally posted by Makabi Gafera
for some reason normal maps won't work for me, with v_ models it turns whatever's normal mapped invisible, and player normals make my game crash. :(

That's...really wierd.

You're running dx 9.0, right?

yep, I have a fairly recent computer too. no idea why I get this, it's only in DoD:S too. :(

maybe try validating your dods files?

Sweet, some more eye candy. Looking foward to your full release..

They look great, going to use for sure once I get around to buying the silver package. :D

looks nice!
I'm downloading now...

If for some reason I dislike them do i just delete the folder I created from my steam folder?

yes.

Originally posted by deceiver
maybe try validating your dods files?

what do you mean?

Using... excellent work. :D

Originally posted by PoolShark
looks nice!
I'm downloading now...

If for some reason I dislike them do i just delete the folder I created from my steam folder?

Yup, just delete the props_fortifications folder.

I keep getting a message talking about resuming a partial download and they are only good for 48 hours, I cant get the dl to start..

Originally posted by BigRedJake
That's...really wierd.

You're running dx 9.0, right?


You have to run dx9 to get normal maps?

Not like its a big problem to run it in dx9, but it would help performance wise if I could still run it in dx81.

Originally posted by [eF]Rommel
You have to run dx9 to get normal maps?

Not like its a big problem to run it in dx9, but it would help performance wise if I could still run it in dx81.
Yup, gotta run dx9.0

what exactly is a normal map?

:dog: runs away in ignorance..

Originally posted by Strafe
what exactly is a normal map?

:dog: runs away in ignorance..
Here's a great article on them: http://members.shaw.ca/jimht03/normal.html